Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews
Uncanny Avengers #10
Marvel Comics
Remender & Acuna
The four horseman of the Apocalypse get rolled out in what is probably the best issue yet in this series. Remender dances from faction to faction and it works well. The relationships feel more real in this issue rather than the forced nature of the confrontations in the first few issues. As the plot begins to untangle itself we get a good dose of action and the heroes are put in some dire straits. This was a fun read.
The team was split because of the boiling over conflict, with some siding with Wolverine and others with Captain America. Basically the characters that went with Cap are upset that Wolverine's previous team killed a child. Granted, it was the future Apocalypse, but still a kid. Cap's team then splits itself up to cover more ground investigating the whereabouts of the Apocalypse twins. This leads to disaster.
Wolverine's crew is in worse shape. First off, because there are less of them. Secondly because they are dealing with the dead Sentry and they are simply no match for him. Sentry divides this team up sending Wolverine into his worst nightmare. These characters appear to be in the worst shape, especially Thor.
The issue is a great read. The confrontations aren't overly staged. While the intentions aren't articulated here they simply don't have to be. The fallout is clear: the team is beaten and that's all this issue needs to get across and it does well.
For every character exploration I like I find one that I don't. The interaction between two characters felt a little unnatural. The sort of apology and make-up seems too soon perhaps. However, the deeper dive into the passive nature of another character was well done and executed more naturally within this issue I felt.
Acuna is doing some great work. This issue has a noticeably lighter inking to the characters leaving it to look less detailed but I wouldn't say that's a bad thing. Acuna is definitely illustrating the flow of the comic very well and it shows in the action sequences as much in the conversational panels.
This book is taking some time to reach an epic level but it is making its way there. One thing is for certain and that is that we are at a madness level in terms of tearing the team apart. That's what I've been waiting to see and we are getting it. This is a highly entertaining read and I hope this level of storytelling persists. I have no reason to doubt it.
4 out of 5 Geek Goggles
